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Club Challenge 10-Miler; 10K Training Program to Start; Annual Elections and Awards

Club Members & Guests:

YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT. THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE; THE CLUB WILL COVER THIS.

WEBSITE: http://striders.net/races/rrca/2009/

ENTRY CODE: cDsm55 (Case-sensitive)

Please contact Brian Danza if you have questions.

3. 10K Training Program: The DC Road Runners Club 10K Training Program starts on Saturday, 2/21/09 at 8 am at the Gotta Run Running Store on 1101 S. Joyce Street #B-12 in Arlington, VA 22202. (That’s in Pentagon Row in South Arlington, just off Army Navy Drive. Parking is in the lot in the rear of the store.) The Program costs $40 for a twelve-week training program, which meets every Saturday morning at 8 am for a long run at varied locations around the DC Metro area.

The first four weeks will meet at Gotta Run, then change locations on a schedule to be announced. Saturday mornings will be devoted to running with a pace-appropriate group, starting at a distance of two to three miles in the beginning, and building up to six to seven miles by the end of the program.

The group long runs should be combined with two or three shorter runs per week, which will be the responsibility of each runner to do on his or her own. Volunteer coaches will attend to each group run. The goal race will the Capitol Hill Classic 10K on Sunday, 5/17/09. In 2008, 9 participants of the Program finished the Capitol Hill Classic 10K. Several Program participants continued their training by signing up for the 10-Mile Training Program in July and ran the Army 10-Miler in the fall.

4. SunTrust National Marathon and Half-Marathon:

a. The Club is managing several aspects of race-day logistics. There is a need for personnel to ride with the "SAG Wagons," which patrol the course from start to finish in order to pick up runners who are injured or otherwise incapable of finishing. You will serve as a navigator, not driver. There is a base stipend of $100 for this work. If you are interested, please contact the Club President. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

b. The Club is also providing on-course timing officials. A stipend of $100 is also available for these positions, which will require you to pick up the timing clock the day before the race, transport it to the designated spot on the course, and be there until the last runner finishes. Please contact the Club president at the above e-mail address if interested.

c. Finally, "regular" volunteers are also needed. There is a link to do so on the SunTrust National Marathon website.

5. USAT&F National Indoors Masters Championships: This event, open to all masters runners, will take place March 20-22, 2009, at the Prince George's indoor track complex near the grounds of FedEx Field. Volunteers are needed, particularly for Friday, March 20. More details in a later post -- but if you would like to help, please write John Haubert. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

6. Monday and Tuesday Training Runs: Club Members are invited to join members of the training programs for the SunTrust National Marathon for informal training runs on Monday and Tuesday evenings.

"Monday Night Foot-Mall": Coach Sasha Sibert leads this run from 25th & Virginia Ave. (across from the Watergate) on Monday evenings around 7:00. It's a nice loop around the back of the Capitol, with an opportunity for food and refreshments afterward. If you are interested, please contact Sasha.

Ed